I love t-shirts. In fact, I'm a little obsessed with them. At one point, I owned 60+ t-shirts. When I first saw the idea for a t-shirt skirt, I was excited to say the least. Besides being cute, they are extremely comfortable! I wore mine with flip flops in the summer heat and it was so nice. I think I'll wear it through fall by layering it with leggings.
I researched and read several different methods for making a skirt from a t-shirt and found they were more complicated than they had to be. By accident, I recently discovered foldover elastic. This stuff is genius . . . why didn't anyone tell me about it earlier?! Anyway, I decided to try using it as the waistband for this skirt and it was crazy easy and fast. Here's what you'll need to make your own:
A t-shirt (preferably a men's size . . . I'm a size 6 and used a size "L" shirt)
1 yard foldover elastic (available through this amazing Etsy shop)
Thread
1. Turn the t-shirt inside out. Now, if you have a skirt that fits well, get it out now. I used an old a-line skirt as a template. I laid it on top of the shirt and drew the shape onto the t-shirt with chalk.
4. Following the line down the middle, fold the elastic over the waist and pin. When you get to the end, fold the elastic over once and then fold that portion over the starting point. Pin down, then sew.
I'm currently having a giveaway on my Facebook page right now. Post the word "Alice" to my wall (as many times as you'd like) for a chance to win this "Drink Me" necklace I made:
You have through Monday, August 29th to enter. The winner will be announced Tuesday, August 30th. Good luck!
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